Related for Yoma 138:20
אמר אביי לא קשיא כאן בענין אחד כאן בשני ענינין
But they came and said: On the contrary! Therein lie His mighty deeds that He suppresses His wrath,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So MS.M. cur. edd. He subdues his inclination.');"><sup>26</sup></span> that He extends long-suffering to the wicked. Therein lie His awful powers: For but for the fear of Him, how could one [single] nation persist among the [many] nations! But how could [the earlier] Rabbis<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jeremiah, Daniel.');"><sup>27</sup></span>
Tosefta Megillah
We may skip [from one place to another] in the Prophets, but we may not skip in the Torah, and we may not skip from [one] Prophet to [a different] Prophet. [However,] we may skip from one of the twelve [minor prophets to another], as long as one does not skip from the end of the book to its beginning.
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